IND vs PAK Virat Kohli’s big record broken by Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma scored 31 runs off just 13 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Shubman Gill made 10 runs from 7 balls, while Tilak Varma scored 31 runs from 31 balls before getting out. For India, captain Suryakumar Yadav remained unbeaten with 47 runs off 37 balls and finished the match.
Abhishek Sharma once again showed his explosive batting against Pakistan (IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025). Right from the very first over, he attacked the bowlers and put Pakistan under pressure. Pakistan had given India a target of 128 runs to win. Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill opened the innings for India, and together they troubled the Pakistani bowlers. On the very first ball of India’s innings, Abhishek hit a four off Shaheen Afridi, and on the next ball, he smashed a six to give India a brilliant start.
Abhishek scored 31 runs off just 13 balls. In his fiery innings, he smashed 4 fours and 2 sixes. With a strike rate of 238.46, he created history by becoming the batsman with the highest strike rate in a T20I innings against Pakistan.
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Yuvraj Singh’s record broken
Abhishek Sharma has broken Yuvraj Singh’s record (Abhishek Sharma vs Yuvraj Singh record in T20I vs Pakistan). In 2012, Yuvraj had scored runs against Pakistan in a T20 match with a strike rate of 200. Now his student, Abhishek, has created history by scoring runs at a strike rate of 238.
Highest Strike Rate for India against Pakistan in a T20I innings (Minimum 30 runs)
Abhishek Sharma – 238.46
Imran Nazir – 235.71
Mohammad Hafeez – 211.53
Mohammad Nawaz – 210.00
Shaheen Shah Afridi – 206.25
Apart from this, Abhishek Sharma has also become the Indian left-handed batsman with the most sixes in T20 Internationals in a single calendar year. By doing this, he equaled Shikhar Dhawan’s record. Dhawan had hit 25 sixes in 17 innings in 2018. Abhishek has already smashed 25 sixes in just 5 innings in 2025.
Left-handed batsmen with the most sixes in T20Is for India in a calendar year
Shikhar Dhawan – 25 sixes in 17 innings (2018)
Abhishek Sharma – 25 sixes in 5 innings (2025)
Yashasvi Jaiswal – 22 sixes in 14 innings (2023)
Tilak Varma – 21 sixes in 5 innings (2024)
Abhishek Breaks Virat Kohli’s Big Record
Abhishek Sharma’s 31 runs are now the highest score by any Indian batsman in the powerplay against Pakistan in T20 Internationals. He became the first Indian to score more than 30 runs in the first six overs against Pakistan. Earlier, this record was held by Virat Kohli, who had scored 29 runs in the first 6 overs at the same venue in 2022.
Most Runs by an Indian in Powerplay vs Pakistan in T20Is
Abhishek Sharma – 31 runs – Dubai – 14 September 2025
Virat Kohli – 29 runs – Dubai – 28 August 2022
Rohit Sharma – 28 runs – Dubai – 4 September 2022
KL Rahul – 28 runs – Dubai – 4 September 2022
Ajinkya Rahane – 25 runs – Ahmedabad – 28 December 2012
India’s Dominating Victory – Kuldeep Yadav Shines
For India, Kuldeep Yadav played a key role with the ball, while Axar Patel also impressed with 2 wickets for just 18 runs in 4 overs. Jasprit Bumrah picked 2 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs, and Varun Chakravarthy claimed 1 wicket for 24 runs in 4 overs. Hardik Pandya also contributed with 1 wicket for 34 runs in his spell.
Chasing a target of 128 runs set by Pakistan, India started explosively with Abhishek Sharma. He showcased his class by hitting a four and a six off the very first two balls from Shaheen Afridi.
Sharma scored 31 runs off 13 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Gill made 10 runs from 7 balls, while Tilak Varma scored 31 runs off 31 balls before getting out. For India, captain Suryakumar Yadav played a match-winning knock of 47 runs off 37 balls and finished the game with a six. Shivam Dube remained unbeaten on 10 runs. Team India chased down the target by scoring 131 runs for 3 wickets in 15.5 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.